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Remember Don Imus? The radio talk show host who came under a lot of public scrutiny for referring to Rutgers University Womens’ Basketball team as “nappy-headed hoes”? No surprise here that the Black community was in a frenzy: the NAACP got involved; we called for his job; it was the talk of the town in barbershops and hair salons on every Martin Luther King St. in the country. What angered us most was Imus’ response after the incident: “”That phrase [nappy-headed ho] didn’t originate in the White Community. That phrase originated in the Black community. Young Black women all through that society are demeaned and disparaged and disrespected by their own Black men, and they are called that name in Black hip hop.” Can you believe that? Imus blames his outburst and racist mischaracterization on rap music! Since when has rap ever—and I mean EVER—disrespected Black women?

Well, here’s a look at some of the most disrespectful, misogynistic rap tunes directed towards women that Black women especially love (but if you’re white and even remotely treat a woman like this, you’ll get punched, kicked, cursed, eye-rolled, neck rolled, get called “boo boo”, a call from the NAACP and possibly be on the chopping block for your suspension or termination from your job, and maybe a lawsuit). Gotta love double standards, huh? And yea, I know the songs make you want to dance and shake your booty–Nothing wrong with that. There’s nothing like a good song to dance to and talks to you like a piece of s*** at the same time.

I call this list the “Most Disrespectful, Misogynistic, Dehumanizing, Inglorious, Make You Subconsciously Hate Yourself and then Getting Mad when the General Public Thinks You’re Really a Hoe Rap Songs that Black Women Absolutely Love” List:

(I really tried to rank these according to ratchetness but each was so disturbingly deplorable that it made it practically impossible. I gave it my best shot. Take the time to glance through the lyrics)

I never was a fan of Ying Yangs Twinz, therefore, I never paid too much attention to their music; that is, until I decided to write this blog post. I read the first verse and the hook, turned my computer, got in the bed and went to sleep. I’m contemplating completely moving to country music now.

This song is surely to get the club jumping. I included it on my list when I heard my daughter singing along to it when she was playing Dance Central 3 on the Xbox 360 Kinect. I know she didn’t what she was saying, but I’ll be damned if she shakes her booty to that song again.

4. Any song by Too Short:

Have you heard any of his songs? Wel,, if you have, ’nuff said.

5. Any song by 2 Live Crew

Put on a 2 Live Crew song around any Black woman—hood chick, college girl, church girl—and watch her go ape s***.

I put these songs together because every Black male and female who grew up in the 90s can rap these songs verbatim. As I explained to the young brothas in my program, these songs basically “taught” me how I should treat women. I hate to admit that but it’s the candid truth. I used that story to illustrate a point—hiphop music definitely does influence our thoughts and actions especially when we’re not mature enough to understand those meanings and the sheer fact that its purely entertainment, not a way of life.

Posthumous Pac is remembered as some neo-Black Panther, a reincarnation of Huey Newton and the whole Black Power Movement manifested into a thugged, tatted up rapper. Let’s not forget that Tupac, like just about every other rapper, definitely played more than his fair share of degrading our Black women.